CONEJOS COUNTY CO

Towns & Places Links: ~ ALAMOSA RIVER ~ ANTONITO ~ CAPULIN ~ CONEJOS COUNTY SKIING ~

CONEJOS RIVER ~ CONEJOS VILLAGE ~ CUMBRES PASS ~ LA JARA RESERVOIR ~ LA JARA TOWN ~

LOS RICONES ~  LA SAUCES ~ MANASSA ~ MOGOTE ~ OSIER ~ PIKES STOCKADE ~

PLATORO DAM ~ ROMEO ~  SANFORD ~  PIKES STOCKADE ~

                 ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~ STATE OF COLORADO ~ 4 CORNERS SW USA ~

                                            Conejos County

County Links:  ~ Conejos County History ~  Conejos County Outdoors ~  

          Conejos County Official Site – Text – Links -

                   http://www.conejoscounty.org/

          Conejos County MAP – Goals & Objectives – SLVDRG Site -

                   http://www.slvdrg.org/files/VIII_County_Input_Conejos.pdf

          Conejos County Events –

                   http://www.conejoscounty.org/Webpages/events.html

          Conejos County – Demographics – Text – Links – Wikipedia Site –

                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conejos_County,_Colorado

          Conejos County – Government Offices -Colorado Counties Online –

                    http://www.ccionline.org/index.cfm/ID/51

          Conejos County Assessors Office –

                   http://www.qpublic.net/co/conejos/

          Conejos County – Links – Sangres Site –

                   http://sangres.com/colorado/conejos/index.htm

          Conejos County – Statistics –

                   http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/08021.html

          Villages of Conejos County along Highway 17 from Antonito to Chama –

               Text – Photos – Links –

                   http://www.takearoadtrip.com/southern_colorado/las_mesitas2.html

~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                              Conejos County History

            History Conejos County – Text - Conejos Vacation Site -           

                      http://www.conejosvacation.com/colorado_history/index.php

          Conejos County Genealogy & Family History – Links - Linkpedium Site -

                   http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CO/Conejos/

          Guadalupe Grant – Conejos - Hispanic History –  SLV Museum Association Site -

                   http://museumtrail.org/LaLomaDeSanJose/heritage.htm

Spanish – Mexican Land Grants in CO – Links – Text – CO State Archives Site –

                   http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/mlg/mlg.html

          Early MAP - Hispano Music & Culture  – Juan B. Rael Collection –

                   http://memory.loc.gov/afc/afcrael/map001/0001r.gif 

          Conejos County – Text - Directory of Colorado State Register Properties –

                      http://www.historycolorado.org/archaeologists/conejos-county

          Juan Bautista Rael (1900-1993) – Pioneer Hispano Folklorist – History of Northern NM

             & Southern CO - Scroll to Juan Bautista Rael – Text – Folklife Center News Site - 

                   http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rghtml/rgrael.html

          Conejos County WWII - Army & Air Force Casualties -

                   http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/colorado/conejos.htm         

          Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy – Many Links -

                   http://www.hispanicgen.org/links.html#county

          Southern CO Catholic Church Records – NM Genealogical Society Site –

                   http://www.nmgs.org/Chrchs-CO-A-H.htm

     Indian Captivity in Southern CO

              http://home.comcast.net/~virginia.sanchez/Captivity.htm

~ Conejos County History ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

               Conejos County Outdoors

          Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic & Historic Byway – MAP– Links – Sangres Site -

                   http://www.sangres.com/colorado/scenic-byways/caminosantiguos.htm

          Conejos County – Panoramic Aerial Images – created by Dr. William A. Bowen,

             Dept. of Geography – CSU Northridge Site -    

          http://130.166.124.2/co_panorama_atlas/page12/page12.html

          Conejos County – State Trust Lands & State Wildlife Areas – Links to Areas - Sangres Site –

                   http://sangres.com/stateco/conejos.htm#conejos/    

Mt. San Antonio Photo – by Geraint Smith Photography –

          http://www.geraintsmith.com/potd/pages/archive/june_06/june_14_06.html    

          San Juan Mountains – Photos – Links – Sangres Site -

                   http://sangres.com/mountains/sanjuans.htm       

          Sangre de Cristo Mountains – Links – Photos – Sangres Site –

                   http://sangres.com/mountains/sangres.htm

Southern San Juan Mountains – Information – Links -  Peakbagger Site -

         http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14677

Rio Grande National Forest – Forest Service Site -

         http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/riogrande/index.shtml

          Rio Grande National Forest – Photos – MAP – Sangres Site –

                   http://sangres.com/forest/forestrg.htm

~ Conejos County Outdoors ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                   ALAMOSA RIVER

    The Alamosa River begins in the San Juan Mountains,  Montezuma Peak, it is 45

     miles long.  It empties into the Rio Grande River near Sanford CO, Pike's Stockade.

                      "The River Treed by Cottonwoods"

            Alamosa River – Links – Wikipedia Site -

                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamosa_River

            Alamosa River Foundation – Working to restore Ecosystems downriver from the

             Summitville Mine – CO Central Magazine Site -

                   http://cozine.com/2003-december/restoring-the-alamosa-river/

          Treasure Canyon of the Alamosa River –  5 Mile Class V Run – Kayak - Whitewater –

                   http://coloradokayak.blogspot.com/2007/06/treasure-canyon-of-alamosa-river.html

          Summitville Mine – CO - Hazardous Materials & Waste Management Division – Text – CDPHE Site -

                   http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/summitville.htm

            Alamosa Riverkeeper – Valle de Sol Community Center -

                  http://www.waterkeeper.org/ht/d/OrganizationDetails/i/339

          Alamosa River Watershed – Text – Links to Public Documents  - FWS Site -

                   http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/nrda/SummitvilleColo/Summitville.htm

          Alamosa River Restoration Projects Submitted – Article 9/8/06 – CDPHE Site –

                   http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/release/2006/090806.html

          The Green Line at Heart: Rancher Benny Martinez – Article by Jeff Stern –

             The Green Line Online – Webspinners Site –

                   http://www.webspinners.com/riparian/GreenLine/V09-2/BennyMartinez.html

          “When the river died, a quiet community raised it’s voice in anger – Interview with

               Ignacio Rodriquez – by Michael Tennesen -National Wildlife Site –

                   http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/article.cfm?issueID=18&articleID=153

          Summitville, the Exxon Valdez of the Mining Industry –Text – Images – Links - SPROL Site -

                   http://www.sprol.com/?p=268

          Photo Gallery & Text from Summitville – Alamosa River – Snobear Site -

                   http://snobear.colorado.edu/Markw/Intro/Summitville/summitville.html

          #843 Robert Friendland – World’s biggest mining promoter -

                   http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Robert-Friedland_QXNL.html

 ~ ALAMOSA RIVER ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                     ANTONITO

          US 285 near NM Border, 28 miles South of Alamosa

                            Railroad Town 1880

Links:  ~  Antonito Historic Photos  ~ Antonito Names of the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~

Antonito Schools ~ Antonito Railroad ~ Chili Line History ~ Antonito Businesses ~

Antonito Arts ~ Antonito Outdoors ~ Antonito Lodging, RV Parks & Campgrounds ~                   

                                        ~ ANTONITO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                           Antonito Town

          Antonito CO – Demographics – Links – Wikipedia Site –

                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonito%2C_Colorado

          Antonito Colorado – Photos – Sangres Site –

                   http://www.sangres.com/places/slv/antonito.htm

          Antonito Colorado – Business & Vacation Guide - SLV Guide   

                  http://www.slvguide.com/ANTONITO/INDEX.HTM      

          MAP – CO Directory Site –

                   http://www.coloradodirectory.com/antonito/map.html

          The Conejos County Museum – Museum Trail Site -        

                    http://www.museumtrail.org/ConejosMuseum.asp            

~ ANTONITO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                              Antonito Historic Photos

          Historic Photos  – Antonito Chamber of Commerce – Links - SLV Guide Site –     

                   http://www.slvguide.com/ANTONITO/CHAMBEROFCOMMERCE.HTM                        

          Antonito Main Street– 1978 Photo –

                    http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll14&CISOPTR=1357&CISOBOX=1&REC=2

          The Palace Hotel – 1978 Photo -

                    http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll14&CISOPTR=1342&CISOBOX=1&REC=2

          La Sociedad Proteccion Mata de Tabajodores Unidos Building – 2005 Photo -

                    http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll14&CISOPTR=1103&CISOBOX=1&REC=1

~ Antonito Historic Photos  ~ ANTONITO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~  

                Antonito Names on the Vietnam Memorial Wall

            1L T Dudley Davis -

                http://tanaya.net/cgi-bin/vmw.cgi?12130

    http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=110&Wall_Id_No=12154.0

            PFC Daniel Stephen Salas -

               http://tanaya.net/cgi-bin/vmw.cgi?45149

              http://www.vvmf.org//index.cfm?SectionID=110&Wall_Id_No=45197

~ Antonito Names of the Vietnam Memorial Wall  ~ ANTONITO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                 Antonito Schools

          South Conejos RE-10 School District

                   http://scsd.echalk.com/

          Guadalupe Elementary School

                   http://guadalupek6.echalk.com/     

          Antonito Junior & Senior High School

                   http://antonitohs.echalk.com/

~ Antonito Schools ~ ANTONITO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~  

                                 Antonito Railroad

         The Cumbres & Toletc Railroad, Official Site - Antonito CO - 

                   http://www.cumbrestoltec.com/

          Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad –

                   http://www.cumbrestoltec.org/

          Antonito – D&RG Railroad – History – Photos – MAP – Ghost Depot Site -                   

                   http://ghostdepot.com/rg/mainline/san%20juan%20branch/antonito.htm

Cumbres & Toltec RR Photos 2000 Season by Chris Jacks –

                   http://www.chrisjacks.com/candt.html

Phantom Curve Photo by Michael Taylor –

                   http://www.michaeltaylor.ca/US/phant.shtml

          Sublette – Railroad - Ghost Depot Site – MAP - Links – Photos –

                   http://ghostdepot.com/rg/mainline/san%20juan%20branch/sublette.htm

          Toltec Gorge – Links – Photos – Ghost Depot Site -

                   http://ghostdepot.com/rg/mainline/san%20juan%20branch/toltec.htm

          Bridge & Trestle Page – Many Photos – Dave’s Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Site -

                   http://www.users.uswest.net/~ddye/bridges.htm

~ Antonito Railroad ~ ANTONITO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                            Chili Line History

                          Chili Line abandoned in 1941

         Chili Line History - Run between Alamosa CO & Santa Fe NM

           by Gregory Raven - Text, Links to Photos -

http://rrraven.com/Pages/RoycePeggyFiles/Trips/Chililine%20Expedition%20Oct%2099/The%20Chili%20Line%20Expedition.htm

         Antonito CO to Santa Fe NM – D&RG Railroad – MAP  – Links Photos –

          "The Chili Line - Ghost Depot Site –

                  http://ghostdepot.com/rg/mainline/san%20juan%20branch/santa%20fe%20branch.htm

         Excerpt from “New Mexico Railroad’s and Historical Survey” - Photos – MAP at end -  by David Myrick

                  http://www.spudcentral.com/potd/991217.htm

        “The Chili Line” Historical Photo – Berkeley Site –

                   http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~celina/adan.html

~ Chili Line History ~ ANTONITO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                       Antonito Businesses

          Conejos County Business Listings – Links & Listings –

                    http://www.slvguide.com/ANTONITO/BUSINESSLISTINGS.HTM

~ Antonito Businesses ~ ANTONITO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                     Antonito Arts

          Cano’s Castle – Beer Can Folk Art – Article with Photos –

                    http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php3?tip_AttractionNo==8936

          Charles Ewing, Fine Arts

                    http://www.charlesewing.com/    

        “Alex & the Hobo” A Chicano Life & Story – Fiction about coming of age in Antonito CO,

             1942,  Book by Jose Inez Taylor & James Taggert – U Texas Press Site –

                    http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/excerpts/extayale.html

           El Jeffe Ruben – Author  “I came from El Valle” & “Land of the Penitenes Land of Tradition” –

              Text – Links – Photos -

                   http://www.eljeferuben.com/

~ Antonito Arts ~ ANTONITO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                 Antonito Outdoors

         Conejos River Anglers – Southern Colorado Premier Fly Fishing Destination -

                    http://www.conejosriveranglers.com/

          Fishing Osier & Cascade Creeks  - Colorado Fishing Net  Site -

                    http://www.coloradofishing.net/ft_osier.htm

Outdoor Sports & Information – SLV Guide Site -

          http://www.slvguide.com/HuntingFishing.HTM  

Colorado State Line near Antonito CO – Photo by Geraint Smith Photography –

          http://www.geraintsmith.com/potd/pages/archive/may_06/may_16_06.html

~ Antonito Outdoors ~ ANTONITO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~       

               Antonito Lodging, RV Parks & Campgrounds

          Aspen Glade – Campground – On the Conejos River -

http://www.reserveamerica.com/jsp/commonpage.jsp?goto=/nrrs/co/asgl/newindex.html

          Across the River Retreat – “Modern Log Cabin – Many Amenities” -           

                    http://www.a1vacations.com/rental-home/p215436

          Antonito Lodging, Ranches & Cabins – Listings – SLV Guide Site -

                    http://www.slvguide.com/ANTONITO/LODGING.HTM

         Conejos Canyon River Ranch - "Old Fashioned Hospitality" -

                    http://www.conejosranch.com/index.htm

         Cottonwood Meadows Cabins & Cottages – Fishing Guides - Open all year – West of Antonito -

                   http://www.coloradovacation.com/cabins/cotton/

          Indiana Jones Home – Quaint Bed & Breakfast – Refurbished -

                   http://www.indianajoneshotel.com/

         Menkhaven on the Conejos - "Historic Lodge Built in 1931" - History -

                    http://www.menkhaven.com/

         Narrow Gauge Railroad Inn – Easy Walking Distance to the Train -

                    http://narrowgaugerailroadinn.info/

          Platoro Valley Lodge & Cabins – Stay in Comfort - Built in 1892 -

                   http://www.platorovalleycabins.com/

          Ponderosa Campground & Cabins– RV – "Beside the Conejos River"             

                   http://www.ponderosa.hive.ms/

          Rainbow Trout Ranch “Get Away From It All” – Horses, Fishing, Swimming -

                   http://www.rainbowtroutranch.com/

          Rivers Inn & Swiss Cottage B&B - Beautiful Restored Home – Many European details -

                    http://www.antonitobedandbreakfast.net/

~ Antonito Lodging ~ ANTONITO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~             

                                     CAPULIN

        Just North of La Jara on US 285, turn West onto CO 15, about 10 miles

                 Settlement 1867  - Settlers from Ojo Caliente NM -

                          Origins date back to 1832 -

          Capulin CO – Stats – Wikipedia Site –

                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capulin,_Colorado

          St. Joseph's Parrish at Capulin – Photo –

                    http://gotosaintjoseph.wordpress.com/

          Eppie Archuleta Weaver and Author – Photos, & Review of  Her Book

             “Tale of Juan de la Burra” El Jefe Ruben Site –

                   http://www.eljeferuben.com/eppiearchuleta.html

          Alex J. Chavez – Singer – Spanish Folk Music of Northern NM & Southern CO -

                   http://www.unm.edu/~rmt/music/et.shtml

          Alamosa Riverkeeper – Contact Information –  

                    http://www.waterkeeper.org/ht/d/OrganizationDetails/id/339

~ CAPULIN ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~  

                                     CONEJOS COUNTY SKIING

            Conejos County Snowmobiling and Cross Country Skiing – Conejos Vacation Site -

                        http://www.conejosvacation.com/colorado_snowmobiling/index.php

          Rio Grande National Forest Skiing – Conejos Peak Ranger District - Text – Links – GORP Site -

http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/travel-ta-rio-grande-national-forest-snow-sports-colorado-sidwcmdev_066110.html

~ CONEJOS COUNTY SKIING ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~  

                          CONEJOS RIVER  

                                 Conejos means "Rabbit

It begins at Lake Ann in the Southern San Juan Wilderness. It flows south, then east,

 empting into the Rio Grande River near Pike's Stockade, Conejos County.  It is the

 largest tributary of the of the Rio Grande River.  The Conejos River is 100 miles long.

           Conejos River – Text – Links –

                    http://www.conejosriver.com/

          Conejos River MAP – Conejos River Site -

                    http://www.conejosriver.com/map.php

           Conejos River – Text - MAP - Wildernet Site –     

                    http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=CNRV&CU_ID=1

           “Hop in to the Conejos River” by Karen Christopherson –  Text – Photos –

                 CO Fishing Network Site –

                    http://www.coloradofishing.net/ft_conejos.htm

           Bridge Over the Conejos River –

                     http://home.swipnet.se/~w-31080/conejos_river.htm    

           Conejos River Photos – Menkhaven Site -   

       http://www.menkhaven.com/cms/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=viewcategory&catid=2&Itemid=144

           Conejos River Photo – Low River – Better Days are Coming Site –

                     http://www.betterdaysarecoming.com/views/colorado2002/san_luis/conejos.html

           Conejos River – Large Photo – “My husband is sitting like a rock” on the frozen

                 Conejos River at Fox Creek – DP Challenge Site -

                     http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=133222

           Conejos River - Culebra Creek Outfitters Site –

                      http://www.culebracreekoutfitters.com/conejos/index.cfm

           Conejos River – Hispanic History – “Rio Grande County’s Hispanic Heritage”

               SLV Museum Association Site -

                     http://museumtrail.org/LaLomaDeSanJose/heritage.htm

 ~ CONEJOS RIVER ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~  

                       CONEJOS VILLAGE

    Began in 1855,  by Spanish Settlers from El Lanito NM who in first

              settled at Guadulupe across the Conejos River in 1854

                          West off US 285 near Antonito CO 

Links: ~ Conejos Village History ~ Conejos Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~  

    Conejos Village – Demographics – Wilipedia Site –

                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conejos,_Colorado

                            Conejos Village History

          Conejos Town - 1948 Photo - Denver Public Library Site    

                    http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll22&CISOPTR=5692&CISOBOX=1&REC=6

          Conejos County Courthouse  - 1910 Photo – Denver Public Library Site –

                    http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll22&CISOPTR=5172&CISOBOX=1&REC=7

            In 1851 José Jacques entered the Guadalupe grant – present day Conejos Area – History – Links – Museum Trail Site -

                      http://www.museumtrail.org/LaLomaDeSanJose/heritage.htm

~ Conejos Village History ~ CONEJOS VILLAGE ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

               Conejos Name on the  Vietnam Memorial Wall

            GSGT  Jesus Maria Garcia – Vietnam Memorial Wall -

                   http://tanaya.net/cgi-bin/vmw.cgi?17790

             To find a name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall -

                   http://tanaya.net/vmw/

~ Conejos Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~ CONEJOS VILLAGE ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                Our Lady of Guadalupe Church

Photo “Our Lady of Guadalupe Church”, Oldest Church in CO –

   This Church is in Conejos CO –

          http://www.conejosvacation.com/conejos_colorado_news/blog.php?BlogID=3

          “Our Lady of Guadalupe Church” Photo 1958 - Denver Public Library Site –

                    http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll22&CISOPTR=32971&CISOBOX=1&REC=1       

        Mission in Conejos CO – Scroll to History – Catholic Church – Machebeuf: the Apostle of CO – (1860-1889) - 

          http://www.archden.org/noel/01000.htm

        Celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe – 1847 – Article –

                     http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/122002/122002s.htm

       Our Lady of Guadalupe Baptisms - 1868-1871 – Conejos Co CO – Listing - Contributed by Karen Mitchell – Huerfano Co CO Site –

                    http://www.kmitch.com/Huerfano/conejosbaps.html

~ Our Lady of Guadalupe Church ~ CONEJOS VILLAGE ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                          CUMBRES PASS

    Cumbres Pass  “Highest Narrow Gage Pass in North America”10033 ft high 

                         50 Miles East of Antonito CO

          Cumbres CO – History – MAP – Photos – Links – Ghost Depot Site -

                   http://ghostdepot.com/rg/mainline/san%20juan%20branch/cumbres.htm        

          Cumbres Pass Station House –Photo – Museum Trail Site -

                   http://museumtrail.org/CumbresPass.asp

          The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad – Stan Jennings photos of Cumbres –

                   http://www.narrowgauge.org/ncmap/excur5_eureka_stan.html

          Wreck on Cumbres Pass - 1948 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

            http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll22&CISOPTR=47679&CISOBOX=1&REC=2

          Home of Yurt Mania – Yurts on Cumbres Pass –            

                   http://www.southwestnordiccenter.com/yurtdescriptions.htm                         

          Below La Manga Pass – Photo – Better Days Are Coming Site –

                   http://www.betterdaysarecoming.com/views/colorado2002/colorado/conejos.html

~ CUMBRES PASS ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                LA JARA RESERVOIR 

                                  La Jara means "Sandbar Willows" 

                        Southern San Juan Mountains, San Juan Wilderness         

   On  CO 15 (Gunbarrel Road) 20 miles South of Monte Vista CO turn west on access road

                      to the Reservoir - (About 15 miles South of Platoro)

          La Jara Creek Reservoir – Directions – Sangres Site –                          

                   http://sangres.com/stateco/conejos.htm#lajarareservoir               

          San Luis Valley Project – Information about La Jara Reservoir - USBR Site -

                  http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=San+Luis+Valley+Project

          Photo of La Jara Creek – Flickr Site -

                   http://www.flickr.com/photos/slv_co/4918598828/

~ LA JARA RESERVOIR ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                 LA JARA TOWN

                    14 Miles South of Alamosa CO on US 285

                     1884 Denver & Rig Grande Railroad town

Link: ~ La Jara Schools ~ Conejos County Library ~ Conejos County Citizen ~ La Jara Historic Photos ~

La Jara Businesses ~ La Jara Arts ~

          La Jara CO – Photos - Sangres Site –

                   http://www.sangres.com/colorado/conejos/la-jara.htm

          La Jara CO – Board of Trustees –

                   http://townoflajara.blogspot.com/

            La Jara CO – Demographics – Links – Wikipedia Site –

                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jara%2C_Colorado

            Conejos County Business & Vacation Guide – Links & Listings – SLV Guide Site –

                  http://www.slvguide.com/ANTONITO/BUSINESSLISTINGS.HTM

            Mennonite Voluntary Service – La Jara Town -

                   http://www.mennonitemission.net/Serve/MVS/Unit/Pages/mvsLaJara.aspx     

~  LA JARA TOWN ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                    La Jara Schools

          North Conejos School District –

                    http://north.co.schoolwebpages.com/education/district/district.php?sectiondetailid=1&sc_id=1148403459

          La Jara Elementary –

                   http://north.co.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectionid=4

          Centauri Middle School –

                   http://north.co.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectionid=3

          Centauri High School – Home of the Falcons -

                   http://north.co.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectionid=2

          New Horizons – Alternative High School - Community Education -

                   http://north.co.schoolwebpages.com/education/dept/dept.php?sectionid=7

~ La Jara Schools ~ LA JARA TOWN ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~  

                                    Conejos County Library

            Conejos County Library –

                    http://conejos.colibraries.org/

~   Conejos County Library ~ LA JARA TOWN ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                             Conejos County Citizen Online

            Conejos County Citizen -

                      http://www.conejoscountycitizen.com/v2_main_page.php

 ~ Conejos County Citizen ~ LA JARA TOWN ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~       

                       La Jara Historic Photos

            La Jara – Historic Photos – D&RG Railroad – Ghost Depot Site -

                  http://ghostdepot.com/rg/mainline/san%20juan%20branch/la%20jara.htm

          La Jara Hotel – Photo – 1890 - Denver Public Library Site -

                    http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll21&CISOPTR=11976&CISOBOX=1&REC=5

          All Saints Church – Photo 1880 – Denver Public Library Site -

                    http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll21&CISOPTR=11980&CISOBOX=1&REC=10

          La Jara Depot - 1925 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

                    http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll21&CISOPTR=10251&CISOBOX=1&REC=17

            La Jara Photos from the Alamosa Library – From Library Numbers

                 MT017 Through MT022 – Dates 1898 & 1915 -

                   http://www.alamosalibrary.org/cdp/pages/MT017.htm

   ~ La Jara Historic Photos  ~ LA JARA TOWN ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~  

                                 La Jara Businesses

          El Sagrado Farm – Organically Certified Off-the-grid Farm -

                    http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_3450d

          La Jara Businesses – Listings – Manta Site -                  

          http://www.manta.com/mb?search=%22La+jara%22+colorado

~ La Jara Businesses  ~ LA JARA TOWN ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                      La Jara Arts

          Chief Snake Quilt – 1935 – Naomi (Kenton) Motz, La Jara CO –

                   http://www.museums.state.ak.us/QuiltExhibit/quilts/pages/z16Chiefsnk.htm

          Tom Davis – Author – “Be tough or be gone” Book -

                   http://betoughorbegone.com/

 ~ La Jara Arts  ~ LA JARA TOWN ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~  

                                 LOS RINCONES

          Los Rincones:  Where the Salazar Family took Root”  - MAP – Photos – Text – by Ken Jesson,

              CO Central Magazine – 2005 –

                   http://www.cozine.com/archive/cc2005/01310331.html

         US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar – Wikipedia Site –

                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Salazar

 ~ LOS RICONES ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~     

                                                               La Sauces

          East of Sanford CO (which is on CO 136 east of La Jara CO)  just west of the Rio Grande River

            Life in La Sauces – Book by Olivama Salazar de Valdez & Dolores Valdez de Pong -

              Text – Photos – Links –

                   http://www.lifeinlossauces.com/index.html

            San Antonio de Padua – Photo – Life in Los Sauces Site -

                   http://www.lifeinlossauces.com/page7/page7.html           

~ LA SAUCES  ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~   

                                    MANASSA

           Turn East at Romeo CO (US 285) onto CO 142, drive 3 miles -

         First Mormon Community in CO Established, 1878 At Los Cerritos -

Links:  ~ Manassa History ~ Jack Dempsey ~ Manassa Interest ~

                                              ~ MANASSA ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                Manassa  

 

Manassa – Text – Rocky Mountain PBS Site -

         http://www.rmpbs.org/byways/lca_manassa.html

Manassa CO – Demographics – Links – Photos - Wikipedia Site –

         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manassa,_Colorado

The Manassa Project –

         http://www.themanassaproject.org/celebration/

Manassa Elementary School  - North Conejos School District RE J1

http://north.co.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=46&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-7991

~ MANASSA ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                Manassa History

          Mormon Trail Digitization Project – Link to: Photos – Southern Peaks Public Library Site –

                   http://www.alamosalibrary.org/

          Mormon Stake House Building - 1942 Photo - Denver Public Library Site

          http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll22&CISOPTR=5343&CISOBOX=1&REC=7

          St Teresa Parish – 1970 Photo – Denver Public Library Site -

          http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll22&CISOPTR=10412&CISOBOX=1&REC=1

          Manassa Mormon Church – Photo –

          http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll22&CISOPTR=10415&CISOBOX=1&REC=2

          Conejos County Pioneer Monument – Photo – Denver Public Library Site –

          http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll22&CISOPTR=10417&CISOBOX=1&REC=11

~ Manassa History ~ MANASSA ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

         Manassa Names on the Vietnam Memorial Wall

         Galen Earl Haynie - PFC/E3

                   http://tanaya.net/cgi-bin/vmw.cgi?22159

Manuelito Leopold Herrera – CPL -

                   http://tanaya.net/cgi-bin/vmw.cgi?22815

          To Find a Name on the Vietman Memorial Wall –

                   http://tanaya.net/vmw/

 ~ Manassa Names on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~ MANASSA ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~                

                                   Jack Dempsey       

          Jack Dempsey – Official Site –

                   http://www.cmgww.com/sports/dempsey/biography.htm

          Jack Dempsey Museum & Park - Museum Trail Site -  

                   http://museumtrail.org/JackDempseyMuseum.asp

          Cyberboxing Champion Jack Dempsey

                    http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/dempsey.htm

~ Jack Dempsey ~ MANASSA ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~          

                                 Manassa Interest

         Manassa Colorado – Businesses – Listings –

                   http://www.manta.com/mb_51_ALL_2JK/manassa_co

          Karen Jackson, Author – Lesson Plan “Let’s Tour the White House” –

                  http://www.ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst065.html

          Kings Manassa – Turquoise – Mine Information - Scroll to     

                  http://nevadagem.com/pages/mineinfo9.html   

          Salazar Natural Beef – The Salazar Ranch –

                   http://www.salazarbeef.com/ranch.html   

          Salazar Seed – Listing –

                   http://coloradopotato.org/seed/growers.html

          Silver Fox Turquoise Jewelry – Manufactures turquoise & sterling silver jewelry

                  http://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/company.cfm?company=596678

          San Antonio Peak – just south of Antonito –

                  http://www.betterdaysarecoming.com/views/colorado2002/san_luis/san_antonio_peak.html        

~ Manassa Interest  ~ MANASSA ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                       MOGOTE

                            CO 17 East of Antonito CO

                         1856 settlers from Chama Valley NM        

          Mogote Area Large Photo – Near the Mogote Campground -

               Better Days are Coming Site –

              http://www.betterdaysarecoming.com/views/colorado2002/san_luis/mogote.html

          Mogote Meadow Cottages & RV Park – SLV Guide Site - 

              http://www.slvguide.com/ANTONITO/MOGOTEMEADOWCAMPGROUND.HTM

          Rick Howell Fine Art – Landscape Painter -

                   http://rickhowell.com/                                            

          Catherine Robles Shaw, Santera - Retablos

               http://www.sla.purdue.edu/WAAW/Ressler/artists/robesshawstat.html

 ~ MOGOTE ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~ 

                                       OSIER

     On Cumbres & Toltec Railroad Line,  East of Cumbres, West

                       of Antonito CO, Established 1882 -

          Osier MAP – Map Quest Site –

                    http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Osier&state=CO

          Osier – Wikipedia Site-

                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osier,_Colorado

          Osier Colorado- You Tube Site –

                   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUzlN227rVY

                   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phEaH0eFmvE

          Osier Lunch Stop –

                   http://www.osier.org/

          Valley East of Osier – Photo – Museum Trail Site – Links to Area -

                   http://www.museumtrail.org/Valley.asp

         Osier - D&RG Railroad – MAP – Links – Ghost Depot Site -

                   http://ghostdepot.com/rg/mainline/san%20juan%20branch/osier.htm

        Toltec Gorge NM – D&RG Railroad – Photo – MAP – Links – Ghost Depot Site -

                   http://ghostdepot.com/rg/mainline/san%20juan%20branch/toltec.htm

~ OSIER ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~                                                              

                                PLATORO DAM    

    CO 17, 19 miles West of Aspen Glade Turn North on Logger Road,

                 about 17 miles, in the Rio Grande National Forest

Links: ~ Platoro Village  ~ Platoro Dam ~ Platoro Outfitters ~ 

Platoro Lodging ~            ~ PLATORO DAM ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                 Platoro Village

          Platoro CO – MAP –

                   http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Platoro&state=CO&country=us

          Town of Platoro - 1880 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

        http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll21&CISOPTR=11076&CISOBOX=1&REC=16

          Platoro Hotel - 1890 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

        http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll22&CISOPTR=12047&CISOBOX=1&REC=6

          4^th of July Parade in Platoro - 1913 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

        http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll21&CISOPTR=11203&CISOBOX=1&REC=20

          Plotoro Mining District – 1900 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

          http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll21&CISOPTR=10821&CISOBOX=1&REC=5

~ Platoro Village ~ PLATORO DAM ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                               Platoro Dam

          Platoro Reservoir - Information – USBR Site –        

                   http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Platoro%20Dam

         San Luis Valley Project – USBR Site -

                   http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=San+Luis+Valley+Project

The Conejos River – MAP - Wildernet Site –

        http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=CNRV&CU_ID=1

~ PLATORO DAM ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                       Platoro Outfitters

          Conejos River Fishing Information – MAP  – SLV Guide Site –

                   http://www.slvguide.com/ANTONITO/CONEJOSFISHINGINFO.HTM

          Cottonwood Meadows Guide Service – Listing -

                    http://www.coloradovacation.com/cabins/cotton/

          Platoro Outfitters & Guide Svc. – Fishing, Hunting - Stage Coach Rides – More -

                   http://www.platorooutfitters.com

          Wild Horse Outfitters – Hunting – Fishing – Camping – Experienced Guides -   

                   http://www.wildhorseoutfitters.com/

~ Platoro Outfitters ~ PLATORO DAM  ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                        Platoro Lodging

          Conejos Cabins – Clean Comfortable Cabins - 

                 http://www.slvguide.com/ANTONITO/CONEJOSCABINS.HTM

          Historical Skyline Lodge – Hunting/Fishing Trips  

                 http://www.coloradovacation.com/lodges/skyline/

          Gold Pan Acres – RV Park, Family Cabin & General Store -

                   http://www.goldpanrv.com/

          Platoro Valley Lodge & Cabins – Built in 1892 – High Country Adventure –

              Horseback riding, Biking, Gold Panning -

                  http://www.platorovalleycabins.com/

          Sky Line Lodge –  Historical Skyline Lodge – Hunting/Fishing Trips

                    http://skyline-lodge.com/

~ Platoro Lodging ~ PLATORO DAM  ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~                                                              

                                     ROMEO

                   US 285, 6 Miles North of Antonito CO

 Link:  ~ Romeo Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~   

          Romeo Colorado – Demographics – Wikipedia Site –

                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo,_Colorado

          Railroad Depot at Romeo - 1950 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –          

                http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll22&CISOPTR=12364&CISOBOX=1&REC=16

          Elevator at Romeo – 1900 Photo -Denver Public Library Site –

            http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll21&CISOPTR=10658&CISOBOX=1&REC=17

          Romero Fire Department & Abes Place - 1992 Photo – Denver Public Library –

                    http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll14&CISOPTR=1298&CISOBOX=1&REC=1

~ ROMEO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

          Romeo Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall

         Gilbert Michael Chavez, Private 1st Class

                   http://www.virtualwall.org/dc/chavezGM01a.htm

                   http://tanaya.net/cgi-bin/vmw.cgi?8812

          To Find a Name on the Vietman Memorial Wall –

                   http://tanaya.net/vmw/

~ Romeo Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~ ROMEO ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                 SANFORD

    Turn at La Jara CO on US 285, Drive East on CO 136 about 3 miles

  Links: ~ Sanford School District ~ Sanford Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~  PIKES STOCKADE ~

                                                                      ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

        Sanford CO – Text – Links – Wikipedia Site –

                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford%2C_Colorado 

          Sanford Schools Listing – Schools in Conejos County -

                    http://schooltree.org/CO-CONEJOS.html

          The Old Brick Home in Sanford - The Barrs Site -

                   http://www.theobarrs.com/pages/crowther/home.htm

          Band of Sanford – 1892 Photo – Southern Peaks Library Site –

                   http://www.alamosalibrary.org/cdp/pages/mt006.htm

          Basketball – Sanford v/s Alamosa - 1941 Photo – Denver Public Library Site –

                    http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15330coll22&CISOPTR=1697&CISOBOX=1&REC=1

           Mormon Trail Digitization Project – Photos – Southern Peaks Public Library Site –

                   http://www.alamosalibrary.org/CDP/index.htm

~ SANFORD ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~  

                     Sanford Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall

            SGT Jimmy Wayne Westbrook – Vietnam Memorial Wall –

         http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=110&Wall_Id_No=55389.0

      SGT Jimmy Wayne Westbrook –

                     http://tanaya.net/cgi-bin/vmw.cgi?55379

~ Sanford Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~ SANFORD ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~    

                    Sanford School District   

          Sanford School District – Home of the Indians -

                   http://sanfordschools.communityschoolbuilder.net/

           Sanford Elementary School –

                   http://sanfordschools.communityschoolbuilder.net/schools/elementary-school.html

          Sanford Secondary School – 9-12 –

                   http://sanfordschools.communityschoolbuilder.net/schools/secondary-school.html            

~ Sanford School District ~ SANFORD ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

                                PIKES STOCKADE

                            4 miles east of Sanford CO on CO 136

    Zebulon M. Pike crossed Medano Pass Jan. 27, 1807 – built Pike’s Stockade Jan. 31 1807 -

    arrested 2/26/1807 as a spy by Spanish Authorities from northern NM - He & his

    men were taken to Chihuahua MX – Released to the US Authorities in LA July 1807–

Pike’s Stockade – National Historic Landmarks

                   http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=148&ResourceType=Site

          Pike’s Stockade – Pictures – Eagle Free Enterprises Site -

                   http://www.pictures.eaglefreeenterprises.com/pikes_stockade_2001.htm

          Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Jr. – Text – Wikipedia Site –

                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebulon_Pike    

          Zebulon M. Pike – Text – Photos – MAP  – Zebulon M. Pike Expedition Web Site –

                   http://zebulonpike.org/pike-in-colorado.htm

          Link to:  SAN LUIS VALLEY for information on Medano Pass

 ~  PIKES STOCKADE ~ SANFORD ~ CONEJOS COUNTY ~

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